A senior cat has melted hearts in a video exhibiting the pet lastly feeling “protected and cherished” after struggling abuse and spending years in a shelter.
The animal’s newfound happiness, and heartbreaking previous, was shared by her new proprietor on TikTookay, the place the clip amassed half 1,000,000 views.
Telling the backstory of Mk, affectionally often called “My Kitty”, beneath the deal with @seniorcatmk10, the cat’s adopter posted the video alongside a caption warning: “Mk’s life story is not for the faint hearted,” earlier than including: “I’m so happy with her although, she by no means let these terrible folks win her spirit.”
Mk’s experiences of cruelty included being shot at with a pellet gun. She later went on to spend two years languishing in a shelter. Her second probability at happiness lastly got here when her adopter crossed paths along with her.
Despite her previous ordeals Mk has bonded along with her new proprietor, and within the heartwarming video viewers see the cat basking in her heat. Reflecting on their bond, the adopter expressed her love for her pet alongside one other video and stated: “I would be the one which saved her from the shelter. But she healed me way over I saved her.”
An estimated 10 million animals fall sufferer to abuse, neglect, or cruelty every year within the United States alone.
According to statistics from veterinarians.org, there have been 16,573 reported circumstances of animal cruelty within the United States in 2021. Texas, particularly, recorded the best variety of offenses, with 2,952 circumstances reported.
Mk’s story garnered widespread consideration on TikTookay, with commenters upset by the previous abuse. “Whoever did that needs to be locked up for all times and have that finished to them on daily basis. People are so merciless,” one stated on the viral publish.
Others shared their unhappiness at Mk’s previous but additionally pleasure that she had lastly been given a protected eternally home by her new proprietor.
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“Sweet woman! She deserves the world. So glad you discovered one another,” stated one remark, whereas one other viewer wrote: “Such a very good person. Such a ravishing, cat who understands.”
“To be cherished by a cat is the very best factor ever,” one TikToker stated. And one other wrote: “She deserves a life full of affection and meals.”
Newsweek reached out to @seniorcatmk10 by way of TikTookay for remark.
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